Where does “seis” come from?

seis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zeis, from Middle Dutch seise, from Middle Dutch seisene, from Proto-West Germanic segisnu.

seis (Afrikaans): scythe

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “seis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeisscythe
2Middle Dutchseise—
3Middle Dutchseisene—
4Proto-West Germanicsegisnu—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic segisnu →Every word from Middle Dutch seisene →Every word from Middle Dutch seise →